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Country around Florence is a rural area of about 529 people in Morgan County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 42 miles from Columbia, MO and 93 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $721 a month.
529people
$226kTypical home
$721/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
14"Snow
244Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 529 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 42 mi to Columbia, MO
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,426/mo)
- Median rent $721/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (286 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,353 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to COU airport
- 106 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 817 ft
- 588 mi to the ocean
- 277 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 89 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+60 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.